It was great to see Top Gear back but does anyone else agee that, for a 1 hr show, there was very little content to interest the real petrol (or diesel) head. Building roads, interviewing celebs etc is more general light entertainment than car show eh? Exotica is great however I would also like to see more run of the mill models being put through their paces.

I remember years ago Tiff Needel on Top Gear's previous incarnation, was driving the newly launched Ford Focus with 3 passengers on board. At 50mph he (using the hand brake) threw the car into a 360 degree spin then calmly continued ahead. This was some of the most amazing car TV I have ever seen and, without words, demonstrated the leap ahead the Focus represented over it's predecessor. Regular car, great TV.

Any thoughts?

 

Slightly off subject, but is Top Gear even shown in the U.S.?

I have to use youtube to get clips - is there another way?

 

I thing its shown on SpeedTv but they're old episodes. Or at least they use to show it.

 

yes try mininova
all top gear are on there.

 

I think top gear now is much more fun to watch than a few years ago.
I love it when they take the piss out of each other.
But I think you need to be british to get of of there jokes.
I think there is no point shaying what a car is like or how good itis, it just will bored me to death, if I what that , then I would just drive my E60 to any dealer and test drive the cars, that is much more fun that watching them telling about the car, I can get any info on the net.
So what they doing is right and much more fun to watch.